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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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